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Just been diagnosed with breast cancer. Caught it early at a routine mammogram app. My 1st appointment with consultant is 11th October. What happens at this appointment.? Roughly how long till surgery radiotherapy therapy etc. Thank you.
Hi I was diagnosed following a routine mammogram, had two wide local excisions to get clear margins. My oncotype dx was 19 so I’ve decided not have to have chemo. I start 15 cycles of radiotherapy this week then 10 years of tamoxifen. Are there any supplements...
Hi I know that it’s our nature to comment on the bad things but I really would benefit from hearing from anyone whose experience of having radiotherapy wasn’t too bad. I’m due to start mine soon, well hopefully, and I’m pretty scared about it if I’m...
Has anybody on here started snoring since chemo? I have never really been a snorer and since chemo I am snoring like a train. I wake myself up throughout the night and it is not easing up. I can snort without even sleeping now. I had nose clots during...
Hi there am a year and a bit since being diagnosed with stage four metastatic -am on letrazole, denosimab, zoladex and palbo amongst others. The most important is my palbo and deliveries keep being a week late or not showing up at all, trying to rectify...
Hi I noticed Mag123 was enquiring about the 'calculation/predict tool' that can give an idea to how different treatments for early invasive breast cancer might improve survival rates. This might be what you are looking for, I hope this helps:- "Predict...
Hi all , I am sitting by a swimming pool and looking at everyone in there swimwear. I have my surgery in a few days time and am just feeling incredibly sad that this might be the last time I can ever do this . Lots of different body shapes ,but everyone...
I was reading a cancer advert, focusing on financial help for bills, rent. It's not just bills cancer patients could use some financial help with, it's the day to day things that they don't get support, like bra costs, prosthesis costs (hospital offerings...
I’ve been diagnosed with primary breast cancer and it hasn’t spread anywhere I went for my mri scan on Thursday but I couldn’t do it I did have a go and got in the machine but had to come out I feel so stupid but more scared now that I didn’t have it...
Hi all so, I hadn’t given the lymphoedema issue much thought at all, even though they rammed home how hard this is to treat when I had my anc. I’ve been so focused on my relapse stats and high risk prognosis that it didn’t really register. Anyway...
